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Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Sakhawat Husain addresses attendees at a workshop at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital on Wednesday (14 October, 2026). Photo: BSS

Health minister orders door-to-door drive to ensure no child misses vaccination

Health workers have been instructed to identify eligible children in every household and neighbourhood, particularly in remote areas, to ensure full immunisation coverage.

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Dengue claims 5 more lives, 1,920 hospitalised in 24 hours

Children suffer from measles at the DNCC Covid-19 dedicated hospital in the capital on 7 May 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/File

Measles death toll reaches 1,177 as 7 more children die in 24 hours

State Minister for Health and Family Welfare M A Muhit speaks as the chief guest at a seminar on mental health held at the Bangla Academy in the capital today (13 October, 2026). Photo: Collected

Govt cautious on mass dengue vaccination as death rate falls 40%, claims state minister

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Dengue claims 9 more lives, annual cases cross 103,000

A mother carries her child suspected of having measles-like symptoms at a hospital in Bangladesh. File photo: UNB

Measles death toll reaches 1,170 as 6 more children die in 24 hours

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Dengue cases cross 1 lakh in Bangladesh this year

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Govt employees hospital issues health card registration guidelines

Patients receive dialysis at the Sandor Dialysis Centre at Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where the impending expiry of a 10-year operating agreement on 29 November has raised concerns over continued treatment for 276 kidney patients. Photo: TBS

Chittagong Medical's dialysis contract expiry raises concern over treatment gap 

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Price freeze drives saline makers to cut output, triggering shortages

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Proposed health law should protect patients and healthcare workers: Experts 

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Mental health protection requires social attitude shift, not just laws: Speakers

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Dengue cases near 1 lakh, death toll reaches 303